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Anderson Pass is the highest summit you will climb on the Highline Trail. From the top you can see 8 miles of Highline Trail to the west and 13 miles of trail to the east, which is roughly 20% of the entire Highline Trail!
Anderson Pass is an important point in the intersecting trail network located in the southeast corner of Olympic National Park. The East Fork Quinault River Trail and the West Fork Dosewallips Trail both pass over Anderson Pass.
Anderson Glacier is reached via a spur trail originating from the 4,464-foot Anderson Pass. Anderson Pass is most frequently accessed via Enchanted Valley to the west or the West Fork of the Dosewallips River Trail to the east.
You then follow the trail all the way to Anderson Pass, but it is faster to make a more direct "bee line" to Anderson Pass from the Trailrider Pass area by crossing Painter Basin. Since the country is open and above timberline, navigation is easy with a map and compass, or GPS.
The trail meanders along the Quinault River, gently climbing into Enchanted Valley, a meadow beside the river bed that looks right into the face of the Anderson Pass peaks. A chalet, the remnant of past trekkers, sits in the Valley, signifying this beautiful spot’s draw for the nature lover.
You will follow the Highline Trail all the way to Anderson Pass. Follow the Highline Trail west to Kidney Lakes. Always stay on the Highline Trail and avoid the side trails to Davis Lakes, Uinta River, etc. Along the way the trail will pass through huge and spectacular wildflower meadows, which are amoung the largest meadows I've ever seen.
Anderson Glacier via East Fork Quinalt River and O'Neil Pass Trail. Hard • 4.7 (66) Olympic National Park. Photos (3) Directions. Print/PDF map. Share. More. Length 49.0 miElevation gain 10,124 ftRoute type Out & back. Head out on this 49.0-mile out-and-back trail near Quinault, Washington.
